Fluffy Butterscotch Cookies with Brown Butter Icing

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla (for cookies)
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla ( for brown butter icing)
• 4 tbsp hot water

Instructions

1. 1
   Cream together shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract and sour cream.
2. 2
   In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until a soft dough forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for one hour.
3. 3
   Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
4. 4
   Scoop out heaping tablespoons of dough onto lined baking sheets and bake for 12 minutes. Let cookies cool completely before icing.
5. 5
   To make icing, melt the butter in a skillet over low heat and swirl the pan over the heat for about four-five minutes until butter begins to brown. Be careful, you don't want to burn the butter---you just want to brown it! It will happen fast and when it does, immediately take the browned butter off the stove and pour into a mixing bowl.
6. 6
   Add the powdered sugar, vanilla and hot water to the butter and mix until smooth.
7. 7
   Once cookies are completely cooled, drizzle with the icing.